On November 7, 2023, Dr. Naomi Boness was appointed to the board of directors of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. effective November 9, 2023. On November 6, 2023, the Company and Joseph Buckler, Senior Vice President, Clean Energy of the Company, agreed that Mr. Buckler will depart from the Company effective immediately. Dr. Boness is the Managing Director of the Natural Gas Initiative at Stanford University and Co-Managing Director of the Stanford Hydrogen Initiative.

An experienced energy sector expert, she is focused on using her background in reservoir geophysics and technoeconomic modeling to develop technology solutions related to natural gas, hydrogen and decarbonization. Dr. Boness also teaches classes in earth science and energy engineering. Prior to Stanford, Dr. Boness held a variety of technical and management positions at Chevron.

Dr. Boness currently serves on the Board of Directors at Aemetis, a renewable fuels company, and is an advisor to a number of startups in the energy sector. Dr. Boness also is a member of the Renewable Natural Gas Coalition Advisory Committee; a member of the Partnership to Address Global Emissions Advisory Council; a member of the Open Hydrogen Initiative Independent Expert Panel; a past invited member of the United Nations Expert Group on Resource Classification; and a past Chair of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Oil and Gas Reserves Committee. As an advocate for women and gender equality, Dr. Boness is proud to be an Ambassador for the Women in Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative.

Dr. Boness holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Stanford University, a master?s degree in Geological Sciences from Indiana University and a bachelor?s degree in Geophysics from the University of Leeds.